wildlife

wildlife · birds

Schistocerca americana is a species of grasshopper in the family Acrididae known commonly as the American grasshopper and American bird grasshopper.

wildlife · birds

Owls are of the order Strigiformes, constituting 200 extant bird of prey species. Owls hunt mostly small mammals, insects, and other birds. Owls have large forward-facing eyes, ear-holes and beak like hawk.

wildlife · birds

The Horned Lark (Eremophila alpestris), called the Shore Lark in Europe, is a species of bird in the genus Eremophila.

Gujarat·wildlife · birds

Greater Flamingos, Sarus Cranes and other species of birds forage for aquatic invertebrates, insects, and seeds in shallow water of Thol lake.

Uttarakhand·wildlife · birds

Kaleej Pheasant at Corbett, India. This Pheasant is the most widespread to be found across the Himalaya. When a female calls, the male Pheasant starts displaying.

birds · wildlife

The Himalayan bulbul (Pycnonotus leucogenys) or White-cheeked Bulbul is a species of songbird in the Pycnonotidae family. If they are mixed with humans from a young age, they will become friendly to humans.

wildlife · birds

Black-capped or Rufous Sibia is a common and melodious Himalayan bird. The rufous sibia (Heterophasia capistrata) is a species of bird in the Leiothrichidae family. It feeds on berries and insects.

Uttarakhand·birds · wildlife

The forests of Corbett park resound with the bird-call of Terai birds! A Black Partridge and a female Red Junglefowl shown here looking for tiny insects in a grassland at the edge of the chaur. A Bush Chat in the grassland.

forest · wildlife

A Hindustan Motors Contessa car - now completely discontinued - drives into India's best known bird sanctuary - Bharatpur or Keoladeo Ghana National Park in Rajasthan.

Rajasthan·wildlife · desert

Padmaja Rathore of Jodhpur drives her old jeep onto huge desert rock face outcrops, on the look out for leopard for wildfilmsindia filming work, her pink scarf billowing in the hot summer breeze.

wildlife

An adult 10 foot long Python such as this can easily swallow a Chital deer whole. But when this cold-blooded Python comes out to warm its scales in the winter sun of the Rajasthan desert, this Chital deer comes perilously close (without rec…

coastline · wildlife

Indian cobra displaying an impressive hood. Indian cobra (Naja naja) also known as Spectacled cobra, Asian cobra or Binocellate cobra is a species of the genus Naja found in the Indian subcontinent and a member of the "big four", the four s…

wildlife

Python eating a Langur monkey in central India, first having caught it, then holding it in a vice-like grip, and then slowly ingesting it, using its strong stomach muscles to knead and swallow the same! The Pythonidae, commonly known simply…

wildlife · village

Rat snake Dhaman slithers down a tree in rapid motion, flicking its tongue from its mouth In the quiet shade of the forest, a Dhaman snake — one of India’s largest and fastest non-venomous snakes — glides gracefully through the undergrowth.…

forest · wildlife

Chasing away elephants from near human habitations with the use of guns, loud shouts and disturbances such as fire crackers. If the elephants come near, they could be poisoned or killed through the use of traps, by the villagers.

forest · wildlife

Children gather around to get their share of biscuits at the village near the Panna Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh. Panna National Park is a national park located in Panna and Chhatarpur districts of Madhya Pradesh in India.

hills · wildlife

Little Ladakhi kids learn about snow leopard at a school in Ladakh, Kashmir, India. Ladakh "land of high passes" is a region of India in the state of Jammu and Kashmir that extends from the Karakoram Range in the north to the main Great Him…

monsoon · wildlife

At the Sonkhaliya crossing, early morning at 5 am, schoolgirls get ready for school, edging with the monsoon rains.

wildlife · birds

Migratory Demoiselle Cranes flying over rural Khichan village in Rajasthan, India. The demoiselle crane (Anthropoides Virgo) is a species of crane found in central Eurasia, ranging from the Black Sea to Mongolia and North Eastern China.

wildlife · birds

The Keepers is the story of Wildlife Rescue, an organization which was started with the aim of providing immediate relief to distressed wildlife in the urban city of Delhi and National Capital Region.

Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand·hills · river

Dodital means Emerald Lake and is situated at a height of 10, 500 feet in a forested bowl above Uttarkashi in Uttaranchal, now named Uttarakhand. It is a two day trek from the road head at Kalyani, along the Assi Ganga River.

forest · wildlife

Known for its small size, the Pygmy Hog is the smallest species of wild pig. Scientifically known as Porcula salvania and Nol Gahori or Takuri Borah in Assamese, it is found only in the grassland of Manas Tiger Reserve of Assam in India.

crafts · festival

Large number of stalls selling handicrafts, handloom and other traditional products are set up during the Sangai festival, Manipur.